Mythographi Latini. C. Jul. Hyginus. Fab. Planciades Fulgentius. Lactantius Placidus. Albricus Philosophus. Thomas Munckerus omnes ex libris MSS. partim, partim conjecturis verisimilibus emendavit, & commentariis perpetuis, qui instar bibliothecae historiae fabularis esse possint, instruxit. Praemissa est dissertatio de auctore, stylo, & aetate mythologiae, quae C. Jul. Hygini. Aug. Liberti nomen praefert.
Gaius Julius Hyginus (c.64 BC - 17 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1681
Materials
Place of origin
Amsterdam
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3218371
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1 of 2 ([56], 487, [61]; [32], 330, [26] p.) : ill., port. ; 8vo. Imperfect: [v.1] only. Provenance: eighteenth-century sepia crest bookplate with motto: Nil deperandum. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]; pasted over eighteenth-century early armorial bookplate of Richard Banner [Banner (b. 1696) of Little Aston Hall, sold library to Thomas Anson in about 1745]. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Gaius Julius Hyginus (c.64 BC - 17 AD), author Thomas Munck (d.1652), editor